Ch. 1The Great Dao Is Merciful, Pity This Black Tortoise
Key Plot Points and Events
- Beichen, a transmigrator, finds himself as the North Sea Black Tortoise in the Primordial World.
- The sky collapses, and Nuwa begins to mend it using the Five-Colored Stone.
- Beichen learns that the North Sea Black Tortoise is destined to have its legs severed to support the sky.
- Beichen pleads to the Heaven and Earth Great Dao for a way to change his fate.
- The Heaven and Earth Great Dao System manifests, bonding with Beichen and rewarding him with the Universe Great Dao Mystic Turtle Shell and the Boundless Immortal Body of the Great Dao.
- Beichen chooses to refuse supporting the sky and hides in the Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou Three Islands, a top-tier blessed land.
Character Developments
- Beichen, initially shocked and terrified, adapts to his new form and seeks to change his fate.
- Nuwa, the snake-tailed woman, is focused on mending the heavens.
- The other characters (Primordial Lord of Heaven, Grand Pure Lord of Morality, and Sect Master Tongtian) are destiny-bearing Saints who support Nuwa's actions.
Significant Themes
- Fate and destiny: Beichen struggles against his predestined fate, and the Heaven and Earth Great Dao System offers him a way to change it.
- Justice and benevolence: Beichen questions the fairness of his fate and appeals to the Heaven and Earth Great Dao for justice.
- Survival and establishment: Beichen seeks to survive the impending doom and establish himself in the new world.
Character Interactions
- Beichen interacts with the Heaven and Earth Great Dao System, which provides him with rewards and choices.
- Beichen's plea reaches Nuwa and the other Saints, but they dismiss his attempts to change his fate.
- Beichen's decision to hide in the blessed land is a direct response to the Saints' actions and his desire to avoid his predestined fate.